We purchased a dual Plasma III system from Klaus at LightSpeed Engineering. I think it’s the finest on the market, and the two units talk to each other to set the timing advance in flight, and have a remote display of all needed parameters on the instrument panel. Luckily, our friends at Magnum mounted most […]
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For those of you who just need to see more of this awesome engine, here are a series of closer pics… Clowning around while Gene drills engine bolt holes Front of engine, showing the engine-driven fuel pump at bottom, backup alternator on the vacuum pad, and oil filter. Top of engine showing the dipstick and […]
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Here we’re installing the engine mount onto the engine. Luckily we got the folks from Magnum (Gene and Gary) to come out to help, as well as Ray our EAA Tech Counselor, as this was quite a chore. Gary Works on the Engine Mount Here we are installing the engine onto the fuselage. First we centered the […]
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The main gear axle bolt holes were pre-drilled by the factory. However, we had to drill the backing plate, shown below, to which we will later mount the wheel pants. Also, we’re mounting an optional phenolic pad between the axle and the gear leg to prevent excess brake heat from sinking into the gear leg […]
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Here. This will hide the mechanical systems and structures from view in the cabin. Also, unlike the retract version, we should not need access to anything behind the bulkhead in flight (although a push-pull cable has been installed to the fuel shut-off valve). The lower portion of the bulkhead will also form the baggage platform, […]
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OBSOLETE – see new section I’m not sure what other folks do for their glare shields, and the directions in the manual are pretty skimpy. What I’ve decided to do is this, I’ll brace the back (it tends to droop) with two aluminum plates that mount to the fuselage just in front of the windscreen, and add […]
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